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Published on 24/03/2026 – 11:54 GMT+1 Russian hackers have breached thousands of accounts on widely used messaging apps belonging to US government officials, military personnel, politicians, and journalists, according to US intelligence agencies. The attackers impersonate official support accounts on popular messaging platforms, luring users to click malicious links or share sensitive information, such as verification codes or PINs. In a joint statement, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said last week that the scheme is designed to trick a user into clicking on a link or sharing verification codes or…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 11:22 GMT+1 Following a series of teaser posters displayed in the streets Paris, featuring titles of some of her iconic songs, Canadian superstar Céline Dion is now officially making a comeback. The 57-year-old singer is set to return to the stage later this year, four years after being diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). Dion is reported to be preparing a twice-weekly residency this September and October at Paris La Défense Arena, according to French-Canadian newspaper La Presse. The singer last headlined a show in Newark, New Jersey on 8 March 2020. Her Courage World Tour…

Despite Trump’s close ties to Orbán, Puzder said it’s up to the EU to find a way to finance Kyiv. “Whether that loan goes through and the condition in which it goes through is something for the EU to resolve internally, and I have every confidence that they will resolve it,” Puzder said. He added that the U.S. is “happy” to sell more weapons to Ukraine that Kyiv could pay for with the EU loan. Trump on Saturday endorsed Orbán ahead of the April 12 election, in a video streamed at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Budapest. “He’s…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 11:31 GMT+1 It is an over 20-hour flight to Sydney, but the prize at the end might just be worth it. Or like European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, “trade is not just economics, it’s power”. Let’s take a look. The economic ties are already massive. The EU is currently Australia’s third-largest trading partner, exporting almost €28 billion more in goods than it imports. For the EU, Australia ranks just 20th. But this deal is not about selling more machinery. It is about securing the green transition — a goal that the Iran war…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 10:55 GMT+1 Revolut, the UK-based digital banking platform, reported record financial results for 2025. Beating analysts’ estimates, the neobank’s revenue rose 46% to £4.5 billion (€5.2bn), the company reported on Tuesday. This was mainly driven by higher income from customer fees and the expansion of lending products, with Revolut’s loans portfolio having grown by 120% to £2.2bn (€2.5bn). “2025 was another landmark year. We have built a diversified, resilient business that is profitable at scale, providing the foundation for our next phase of growth,” co-founder and CEO Nik Storonsky said in a statement. Profit before tax…

The AfD denies it passes information from the system to Russia or China. “We do not comment on baseless allegations,” a spokesperson for the AfD’s parliamentary group said in response to a request for comment.   A leaky system Unlike in other national parliaments, all MPs and their aides in Germany’s Bundestag have access to EuDoX, a databank containing thousands of EU files ranging from ministerial summit briefing notes to summaries of confidential meetings among ambassadors. The system was set up as a safeguard against unchecked executive power, a particular concern in Germany given its Nazi past. The documents — around 25,000 per…

Published on 24/03/2026 – 9:14 GMT+1 Valerie Perrine, the Oscar-nominated actress best known for her performances in Lenny alongside Dustin Hoffman and her role as Eve Teschmacher in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), has died at the age of 82. Her death was announced by filmmaker Stacey Souther, who directed the 2022 documentary Valerie about Perrine’s career and battle with Parkinson’s disease. Souther wrote in a post on Perrine’s official Facebook page: “It is with deep sadness that I share the heartbreaking news that Valerie has passed away. She faced Parkinson’s disease with incredible courage and compassion, never once…

What will decide the vote?  While Denmark may have come together to resist the pressure from the White House, voters are most concerned about what’s happening at home. Ahead of the vote Danish parties debated a plethora of divisive issues, none of which proved decisive. A poll published by Epinion on Monday suggested almost one in five Danes still didn’t know who they’d vote for.   Everything suggests that Frederiksen’s center-left party, the Social Democrats, will prevail in the vote. Her big talking point has been the revival of a wealth tax that hasn’t been enforced in Denmark for 30 years, and whose reinstatement would thrill left-wing voters. But her main challenger, Deputy Prime Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, leader of the center-right…

The mayor of Tel Aviv said a “direct strike” damaged a building on Tuesday after an Iranian missile attack warning, as Israeli first responders said they had treated four people for light injuries.The strike in an upscale neighbourhood in the north of the Israeli coastal city tore open the facade of an old three-storey building and scattered debris across the street, according to reports from the scene.Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai told reporters that the building had been hit by a “direct strike”.According to several Israeli media outlets, including military radio, police believe the damage was caused by a cluster…

The Trump administration will pay $1 billion (€860mn) to the French energy giant TotalEnergies SE to walk away from two US offshore wind leases as it ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. TotalEnergies has agreed to what is essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York, and will invest the money in fossil fuel projects instead, according to their press statement. “Considering that the development of offshore wind projects is not in the country’s interest, we have decided to renounce offshore wind development in the United…